Institute for War & Peace Reporting
(IWPR)
The IWPR is simply one of the more prestigious news and journalism sites and organizations on the net. The IWPR focuses on areas in the world undergoing crisis, conflict and other forms of radical change and do what they can to foster peace, democracy and development in these areas.
They work in collaboration with numerous regional & international journalists to improve the quality of local reporting by training journalists to operate safely and effectively in the field which in turn creates better awareness of the problems in each country. As the IWPR puts it:

"By improving the capacity of local journalists to produce balanced and accurate reporting in the public interest, the activities are designed to contribute to public understanding of political issues within the region as well as internationally, with an emphasis on democratization, human rights, conflict resolution and development."

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